Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines launch joint business partnership
Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines announced (07-Mar-2025) plans to commence a joint business partnership from 01-Apr-2025. The carriers will cooperate commercially on the following flights between Indonesia and Japan:
- New applicable routes operated by Garuda Indonesia:
- Jakarta:
- Medan;
- Pekanbaru;
- Makassar;
- Manado;
- Solo;
- Semarang;
- Banda Aceh;
- Balikpapan;
- Sorong;
- Lombok;
- Padang;
- Palembang;
- Bali:
- Surabaya;
- Yogyakarta;
- Makassar;
- Sorong;
- Balikpapan;
- Jakarta:
- New Applicable Routes Operated by Japan Airlines:
Passengers can also accumulate and redeem miles in both Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia programmes. [more - original PR]
Background ✨
Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia expanded their partnership through a joint business agreement following approval from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, with JAL President Mitsuko Tottori expressing expectations for providing additional travel benefits starting 2Q20251. Japan Airlines had previously established codeshare services with Garuda Indonesia in Oct-2018, which laid the groundwork for their collaboration2.